HI DEAR,
AS PER SECTION 196, ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO GOVERNMENT, RBI, STATUTORY CORPORATIONS OR MUTUAL FUND (EXEMPT US/ 10(23D)) SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT DEDUCTION OF TDS.
IMPORTANT QUESTION ARISES, WHO IS THE SECOND CONTRACT PARTY WHETHER GOVT. ITSELF OR CONTRACTOR. IF THE CONTRACT IS IN BETWEEN SCHOOL AND CONTACTOR, AND IF THE PAYMENT IS MADE TO CONTRACTOR AND LATER ON CONTRACTOR PAID THE SAME TO GOVERNMENT, THEN PROV OF SEC. 196 WOULD NOT APPLIED AND U HAVE TO DEDUCT THE TDS
IF U ARE MAKING PAYMENT DIRECTLY TO GOVERNMENT, THEN PROV OF SEC 196 WOULD APPLIED AND NO NEED TO DEDUCT TDS.
IN MOST OF THE CASES, GOVT HAS THE PANEL OF CONTRACTORS. AND ANY GOVERNMENT DEPT, SCHOOLS,ETC IF WANTS TO GIVE THE ANY CONTRACT, IT HAS TO GIVE TO ANY OF THOSE CONTRACTOR ON PANEL. SERVICE USER WOULD DIRECTLY MAKE THE PAYMENT TO CONTRACTOR AS PER THE RATES AGREED UPON. SO IN THAT CASE, U HAVE TO DEDUCT TDS.
REGARDS,
MANOJ